Review System

Assembly

Installing a motherboard is done by traditional means using the spacers and screws. The Draco 10 does not leave a lot of room on the bottom edge, but well-placed cable-routing holes ensure you can route things pretty well regardless. Adding the GPU is pretty straightforward as well, after breaking out the appropriate expansion-slot covers. The Antec Draco 10 is still deep enough for longer GPUs to fit nicely, so if the bulk of your budget is spent on the graphics prowess of your system, it will still fit nicely.


There are three different spots to install an SSD; the HDD cage, a spot within the case, and individual trays on the rear of the motherboard tray. Using the latter, you may simply screw the drive to the tray and put it back in place by using the thumb screw to pin it down.


Adding a 3.5" drive is easiest with the plastic tray, which is tool-less as you just clip the drive into it and slide it back into the cage underneath the shroud.


Squeezing the ATX PSU underneath the shroud works just fine, but you should really connect all the cables to your motherboard first as the unit will block the cable-routing holes—the bigger connectors won't fit between the PSU and case body.


We went ahead and installed a 280 mm AIO in the ceiling and were pleasantly surprised that it caused no issues. While very tall heatsinks on the motherboard may get in the way, the memory on our AsRock board was far enough from the top edge not to interfere at all. That having been said, your mileage may vary, but it is certainly an option.


With everything installed, the Antec Draco 10 looks pretty clean on the inside. Naturally, the black on black of the case and cables helps blend the two elements together as there are no grommets on the openings in the shroud or motherboard tray. On the rear, things look great and clean because of numerous hooks to secure cables to.

Finished Looks

Turning the Antec Draco 10 on, your attention is drawn to the diagonal ARGB strip immediately. Antec has done really well with their recent design choices, providing cool-looking cases that appeal to a broad audience regardless of the segment, and that holds true for the Draco 10 as well. A blue LED in the top of the case also lights up to let you know the system is on.


Overall, the Draco 10 looks great from the front and when viewing the hardware through the clean glass panel. This case should be a nice "starter" chassis for those wanting to build their first gaming system on a budget while still getting some bling out of it, so to speak.

Thanks to the embedded LED button in the top, you may cycle through a few single and multi-color animations as well as the usual solid color choices seen below.